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Started by Mul9 | | 13 answers
New HDD wont boot?
My old HDD is almost done gives me the smart message to tell me it's going to die. So I bought a new one and put it in today and it gives me an error saying to select boot device or put in a cd and press any key, any help? :/ 
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October 17, 2014 9:02:31 AM

Fair enough. Glad I could help.
October 17, 2014 8:26:13 AM

saywhut said:
You can actually "clone" the drive onto your new hard drive, or you can just transfer your DATA to a usb key or external drive, and re-install from scratch.

I would re-install from the ground up with the new drive that way you get that "new" feeling again.


Old drive is 1TB this one is 500gb, so probably couldn't copy them unless i delete a lot of stuff haha. I'll buy windows 7 soon, £40 on eBay for disc. Ill buy the disc this time.

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October 17, 2014 8:16:33 AM

You can actually "clone" the drive onto your new hard drive, or you can just transfer your DATA to a usb key or external drive, and re-install from scratch.

I would re-install from the ground up with the new drive that way you get that "new" feeling again.
October 17, 2014 8:09:36 AM

saywhut said:
Mul9 said:
saywhut said:
Well if there is nothing in the new drive, of course it's going to say no boot device found. Is there an OS on the new drive?


No, but I thought the Motherboard held the OS? So Ill need to buy windows 7 now, as I bought the OEM version last time


Negative, the HDD is what holds the OS. Your old HDD has the data and OS on it. See if you can use the license key from the OS on your old HDD, if not you will have to buy another copy with license key.

Hope I helped.


Old HDD still works but its slow, anyway I can load it up and back up the stuff from it to my new HDD?
October 17, 2014 7:55:04 AM

Mul9 said:
saywhut said:
Well if there is nothing in the new drive, of course it's going to say no boot device found. Is there an OS on the new drive?


No, but I thought the Motherboard held the OS? So Ill need to buy windows 7 now, as I bought the OEM version last time


Negative, the HDD is what holds the OS. Your old HDD has the data and OS on it. See if you can use the license key from the OS on your old HDD, if not you will have to buy another copy with license key.

Hope I helped.
October 17, 2014 7:50:25 AM

saywhut said:
Well if there is nothing in the new drive, of course it's going to say no boot device found. Is there an OS on the new drive?


No, but I thought the Motherboard held the OS? So Ill need to buy windows 7 now, as I bought the OEM version last time
October 17, 2014 7:47:00 AM

Well if there is nothing in the new drive, of course it's going to say no boot device found. Is there an OS on the new drive?
October 17, 2014 7:42:38 AM

saywhut said:
Okay, and are you trying to re-install from the ground up? If so, does the CD see the disk or partitions?


Only installing the HD? and I don't have any recovery CD's. :/ 
October 17, 2014 7:40:31 AM

Okay, and are you trying to re-install from the ground up? If so, does the CD see the disk or partitions?
October 17, 2014 7:24:01 AM

johnnyb105 said:
Do you have it set up correct in the bios as the 1st boot??????


Yes, boot priority is HDD then Dvd drive.

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